And The Rest After going pretty deep on explaining mana and tutors, the rest of the checklist is pretty straightforward: is important to refill your hand, out-grind your opponents, and smooth out your gameplay
It also introduces a new take on modal spells, with you spending a number of paw points for as many effects as you can afford
They might not be a meaningfully supported archetype in most sets, but you still find them, often as a boon for doing something simple like triggering heroic on Phalanx Leader, to juicing up a card like Ancient Animus, or just to make an aggressive deck more viable
Village Rites Village Rites is a great newer option for black draw at instant speed, at the cost of a creature sacrifice and 1 black mana
The physical act of placing them and the visual sensation of a board full of cardboard squares with dozens of polyhedral dice spread around just gets me going, so much so that Ive built no less than three decks whose endgames revolve around putting as many dice on as many cards as possible
Reprint-wise, you can get Walking Ballista, Damning Verdict, and Bane of Progress, all with new artwork